{"id":33987,"date":"2024-03-08T12:46:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T12:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=33987"},"modified":"2024-03-08T12:46:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T12:46:26","slug":"cardiff-council-tax-increase-what-does-this-mean-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/cardiff-council-tax-increase-what-does-this-mean-for-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff Council Tax increase: What does this mean for me?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People living in Cardiff will have to pay more for council services they use in the city as of next month. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Council met on Thursday evening to confirm a number of proposals to cut down on spending for the next year as it confirmed it is facing a &#8220;public sector funding crisis&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of their biggest decisions was on whether Council Tax in Cardiff should increase by 6% to counter a predicted \u00a3142 million shortfall over the next four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much is council tax going up by? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Council Tax will be going up in Cardiff by 6 percent from April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average household in Cardiff will have to pay \u00a385 more a year as a result of this increase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the meeting, the Labour cabinet said this was still lower than the average rise elsewhere in the UK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is Council Tax being increased? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A quarter of the council&#8217;s funding comes from council tax they collect from people living in Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Council said it needs \u00a357 million to be able to  pay for rising costs such as pay increases for teachers and carers as well as &#8220;delivering day-to-day services like education, social care, refuse collection, parks and libraries&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite funding from the Welsh Government of \u00a327m, the council said it needs to find \u00a330.3m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To close this gap, the council has proposed a number of changes to services. It described the plans as &#8220;extremely difficult decisions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plans include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increasing Council Tax &#8211; this will raise \u00a310 million to fund services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proposals to move to three-weekly waste collections for black bin\/bag waste are planned to come into place later in the year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using reserves (money the council must have in a pot ready to use) &#8211; they are using \u00a33.5 million from this.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Savings &#8211; becoming more efficient in their back-offices whilst have the minimum impact on services. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Front line service changes &#8211; reducing funding for Local Action Teams, reducing opening hours for public libraries and hubs, more parking charges, resident parking permit prices, and reducing two park rangers. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/lib-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34013\" style=\"width:768px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/lib-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/lib-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/lib-770x616.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/lib-293x234.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/lib.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/lib-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34013\" style=\"width:768px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/lib-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/lib-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/lib-770x616.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/lib-293x234.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/lib.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Savings and front line service changes are the main way the council are planning  close the funding gap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Council said: &#8220;When making our proposal we have to balance the sustainability of the Council and protecting our core services alongside recognising that many families are still struggling.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our proposal of six percent is one of the lowest increases in Wales, and will leave our Band D Council Tax below the average of many authorities across the UK, but crucially raises more than \u00a310 million to fund our services.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;It is the right level to sustain our Council over the difficult years ahead \u2013 as low as we can afford, as high as we need.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People living in Cardiff will have to pay more for council services they use in the city as of next month. 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